Chris Havemann - Former Co-founder and CEO of Research Now

Chris Havemann was the co-founder of Research Now, a world leading online survey data collection and online market research panel business. As CEO he led the successful IPO of Research Now on the London Stock Exchange AIM market in 2005, and the subsequent acquisition of North American competitor OpenVenue in 2007. In 2009, Research Now was acquired by US market leader e-Rewards, Inc. at which point Chris was named President and CEO of the merged business, where he served until September 2011.

Chris commenced his career in 1990 in the oil and gas industry before moving to the Cable & Wireless Group in 1993. Prior to co-founding Research Now, Chris also worked as a strategy consultant with Marakon Associates.

Research Now began life in 2000 as The Mobile Channel Ltd, a London-based start-up seeking to develop permission-based, incentive-driven advertising solutions on mobile phones and PDAs. The company changed its business model in 2003 to focus on the market for online survey market research, and rebranded as Research Now.

Chris has a BSc: Joint Honours in Mathematics & Economics from the University of Surrey and an MBA from London Business School. In 2009 he received the AIM Entrepreneur of the Year award by the London Stock Exchange, and in 2011 the London Business School alumni entrepreneurship award for later stage ventures. He is a member of the International Alumni Council of London Business School, and a frequent speaker on the topics of leadership and entrepreneurship.

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Not Just for January - 3rd February, '12